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Minecraft Java

Minecraft Paper hosting

Paper or Purpur installed in one click, at the version you choose. Modrinth plugins are added from the panel, with no FTP client.

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Paper, Purpur or Vanilla

Paper is a server derived from Spigot. It loads Bukkit, Spigot and Paper plugins, and fixes many of the slowdowns in Mojang's server. Paper is installed by default on our Minecraft Java plans.

Purpur builds on Paper and adds gameplay settings in a purpur.yml file, for example to ride creatures or change how mobs behave. It accepts the same plugins. If you don't need those settings, Paper is enough.

Vanilla is Mojang's official server. It loads no plugins, and suits a survival world with friends that wants the game as it is.

Official documentation: Paper, Purpur

The panel's Versions page: server software, version, build and Java version.
The panel's Versions page: server software, version, build and Java version.

Installing a plugin

  1. Open your server's Marketplace page in the panel.
  2. Search for the plugin, for example LuckPerms for permissions or EssentialsX for basic commands.
  3. Pick a version. The panel only offers those the author declares compatible with your Minecraft version and your server software.
  4. The file goes into the plugins folder. Restart the server to load it.

The compatibility shown is what the author declares on Modrinth; we don't test it plugin by plugin. If a plugin fails to start, the panel's console says which one and why.

Official documentation: Modrinth

The panel's Marketplace page on a Paper server.
The panel's Marketplace page on a Paper server.

Installing a plugin manually

Many plugins are only published on SpigotMC or Hangar. Download the .jar file from their page, then upload it into the plugins folder with the panel's file manager or over SFTP.

On first start, the plugin creates its configuration in plugins/<plugin name>. Edit it from the same file manager, then restart.

Official documentation: Hangar

A 3D map of your world

The panel draws a 3D map of your world with BlueMap and updates it every hour. You open it from the 3D map page and can share it with your players through a link. There is no plugin to install: the map is rendered next to the server.

Official documentation: BlueMap

Which plan for your Paper server?

The same plans as on the Minecraft page, with the same panel. You can change plan later.

  1. Survival with friends

    Paper or Vanilla, a few plugins

    Suggested: Java Starter

    2 GB of RAM · CHF 2.88 / month

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  2. Community server

    Several plugins, an active community

    Suggested: Java Plus

    4 GB of RAM · CHF 4.80 / month

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  3. Large server

    Many plugins, several worlds or minigames

    Suggested: Java Pro

    8 GB of RAM · CHF 7.20 / month

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These suggestions are a guide: what you install matters as much as the player count. You can switch plans later.

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Frequently asked questions

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Almost always: Paper loads Bukkit and Spigot plugins. The few plugins that use the server's internal code must exist for your exact Minecraft version. The panel does not install Spigot itself; Paper replaces it.

Yes. The Versions page changes the server software without deleting your files. Make a backup first from the Backups page: if you don't like the result, you restore it in one click.

Yes. Avoid the /reload command: many plugins don't support it and the server itself warns you about it. Restart from the panel.

Not at the moment: the Geyser plugin needs a UDP port, which our Minecraft Java servers do not open yet. For players on mobile or console, choose the Minecraft Bedrock plan.

Yes, with a Velocity proxy in front of your Paper servers. We offer a Minecraft Proxy plan to host it, and each Paper server remains a separate plan.

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